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Mind you, it’s 2010 – but it’s worth noting that 2006 Coachella eventually became famous for being the first to witness the greatest live show of all time (thus far, anyway.) either you saw Daft Punk or you wish you had.

1. Matt Costa does not deserve to be there. I saw him open for Built to Spill in ’04, and I don’t think I’ve ever heard such contrived, sorority-girl-aimed pseudo-earnestness in my life. Just plain vomitorious.

2. If anyone wants to do a “Shoot Matisyahu Like a Dog in the Street” fundraiser, I’ll gladly pitch in at least $100.

Jethro: definitely. Tool, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bloc Party, Sleater-Kinney, Mogwai, Wolf Parade, Metric, The Dears are all awesome. There are others that are fairly good or I’m curious to check out (better do some downloading tonight) like Seu Jorge, The Go! Team, Art Brut, Dungen

Thank God there’s no Morningwood. Scissor Sisters and Coheed & Cambria are horrible but I guess that’s a good time to be at another stage.

Well, you have to consider what bands are available this year, and of those, how many actually want to play. Believe it or not, bands turn down Coachella offers all the time. If that’s the case with Sufjan Stevens and Broken Social Scene, yeah, I was hoping for them, then fire them into the sun.

There’s more than enough good acts playing to make the trip worth it, as always.